false <![CDATA[The Godmother]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184861499m/1535244.jpg 1535244 8 There's nothing tying her down . . . but maybe that's the problem. Back from a five-week escape from her obsessive former boss (read: job over, phone number changed, doorman notified), Tessa King returns to London rested and ready to reclaim her life. She has endless possibilities, and a full social calendar with wonderful friends and godchildren who adore her. But as Tessa begins to look at all their lives, she questions whether having a family can actually guarantee happiness: Helen and Neil, parents to twin boys, are in a seemingly perfect marriage, though it hides dark and twisted secrets. Single mother Billy struggles to make ends meet and can't get over a man who doesn't want her. Happily married Francesca and Nick endeavor to guide their headstrong teenage son. Claudia and Al have everything they need to create the perfect loving family, except a baby. And then there's Ben: best friend, loyal confidant, willing drinking partner, and Tessa's <i>everything</i>, but also Sasha's husband. Heartwarming, dark, funny, and almost too true to bear, Carrie Adams's extraordinary debut novel speaks to anyone who has wondered about the next step. It reminds us that the challenge in life is to find a direction that is truly our own, and that some fairy tales just aren't fair. 950026 2006 The Godmother total:694|5:78|4:274|3:247|2:75|1:20| 694 2397 1184 201 2 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 15:36:02 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 08:28:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Mar 30 16:10:37 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 07:24:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 05 07:04:14 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 06:15:51 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 21:18:48 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 06:29:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 11:55:06 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 17:25:33 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 08:03:45 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 11:07:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 18:21:16 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 06:30:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 09:54:52 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 09:57:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 07:31:17 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 18:19:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 07:16:42 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 07:24:21 -0700 2009
If I had bought this myself or picked it up at the library, I'd be able to dump it with a "get a life" comment and n...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 22:09:53 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 22:11:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 12:41:40 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 05:39:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 08:00:52 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 08:06:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 22:08:04 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 02:21:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 08:23:51 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 09:21:26 -0800 2009 1
Adams has a wonderful writing style - you don't tire of the characters, even if you don't like what they do. I could hardly put this book d...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 20:24:41 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 20:26:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 04:35:38 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 04:37:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 06:18:05 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 13:28:19 -0700 2009 I definitely would read another book by this autho...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 02 14:01:17 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 16:49:51 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 14:01:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Sep 01 18:05:05 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 15 05:56:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1535244